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Buffalo Bacon Bleu Baked Potato

My posts have been pretty inconsistent lately with the arrival of our third son, Emmett David on May 23. However, I promised myself this would be the week that I would get back into my routine. Fortunately, even though I haven’t been posting, I still have been cooking. I have a handful of recipes that I need to write and blog about, so let’s get started!

To ease back into my routine, I thought I would post a fun and whimsical recipe. We love baked potatoes in our house, but the other night I really wanted to switch things up a bit, so I came up with this baked potato, buffalo style. With things being a little hectic at home right now, I used a lot of shortcuts to create this recipe, such a pre-baked frozen chicken. It still came out deliciously different, but I am going to make it again in the future and tweak it a bit, by making my own chicken tenders from scratch. Either way, this recipe is a great way to change-up your weeknight meal planning. There’s very little prep work; pretty much everything goes into the oven and about an hour later, all you have to worry about is assembly!

Bacon Buffalo Bleu Baked Potato

Buffalo Bacon Bleu Baked Potato

Buffalo Bacon Bleu Baked Potato

Prep time:15 min

Cook time:1 h

Total time:1 h 15 min

Yield:4

Difficulty:easy

Recipe type:Appetizer, Entree, Lunch

Ingredients:

4 medium russet potatoes

1 tbsp. canola oil

Kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

16 frozen, pre-cooked chicken tenders

1 pound bacon

Buffalo-style wing sauce

2 tbsp. unsalted butter

1/3 cup freshly shredded mozzarella cheese

1/3 cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup bleu cheese crumbles

2 carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks

4 green onions, chopped

1 stalk of celery, chopped

Hidden Valley ranch dressing

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Wash potatoes under cold water, scrubbing with a stiff brush, if necessary. Dry and poke each potato with a fork 8 – 10 times.

Place potatoes in a bowl and add canola oil. Mix and toss until potatoes are evenly coated.